ARISTOCRACY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ARISTOCRACY?

Need another word that means the same as “aristocracy”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “aristocracy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Aristocracy” are: gentry, nobility, the nobility, the peerage, the gentry, the upper class, the ruling class, the elite, high society, the establishment, the beau monde

Aristocracy as a Noun

Definitions of "Aristocracy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aristocracy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A form of government in which power is held by the nobility.
• A state in which governing power is held by the nobility.
• The most powerful members of a society.
• The highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices.
• A group regarded as privileged or superior in a particular sphere.
• A privileged class holding hereditary titles.

Synonyms of "Aristocracy" as a noun (11 Words)

gentry	The most powerful members of a society. A member of the landed gentry.
high society	A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed.
nobility	The quality of belonging to the aristocracy. A member of the English nobility.
the beau monde	A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
the elite	A group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
the establishment	An organization founded and united for a specific purpose.
the gentry	The most powerful members of a society.
the nobility	The state of being of noble birth.
the peerage	The peers of a kingdom considered as a group.
the ruling class	The reason for a court’s judgment (as opposed to the decision itself.
the upper class	The higher of two berths.

Usage Examples of "Aristocracy" as a noun

• Britain's pop aristocracy.
• Members of the aristocracy.
• A new aristocracy of talented young people.

Associations of "Aristocracy" (30 Words)

academic	Relating to education and scholarship. A very academic school aiming to get pupils into Oxford or Cambridge.
aristocrat	A member of the aristocracy. A decadent old blue blooded aristocrat.
aristocratic	Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. A stately aristocratic manner.
baron	A member of the lowest order of the British nobility Baron is not used as a form of address barons usually being referred to as Lord. A press baron.
bohemian	A socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts. As an opera singer you live a bohemian lifestyle.
bourgeois	A bourgeois person. A self confessed and proud bourgeois.
burgess	English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993.
burgher	(in southern Africa) an Afrikaans citizen of a Boer Republic. The poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read.
columnist	A journalist who writes editorials.
condescending	Characteristic of those who treat others with condescension. A condescending smile.
consul	An official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state’s citizens and interests there. The British consul in Israel.
dignity	Formality in bearing and appearance. Showed his true dignity when under pressure.
elite	A size of letter in typewriting, with 12 characters to the inch (about 4.7 to the centimetre). The elite of Britain s armed forces.
elitism	The belief that a society or system should be led by an elite. I ve been accused of elitism and snobbery because of my views on grammar and spelling.
elitist	Someone who believes in rule by an elite group. Critics portray him as an out of touch elitist.
esquire	A young nobleman who, in training for knighthood, acted as an attendant to a knight. The lord of the manor, Richard Bethell Esquire.
genteel	Marked by refinement in taste and manners. Her genteel upbringing.
gentry	People of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth. A member of the landed gentry.
intellectual	A person who uses the mind creatively. Intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor.
intelligentsia	Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence. A distrust of the intelligentsia and of theoretical learning.
king	Make someone king. A country where football is king.
landed	Owning or consisting of land or real estate. The decline of landed estates.
nobility	The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct. A man of nobility and learning.
noble	Especially in former times a person of noble rank or birth. The greater a noble s military power the more land he could control.
patrician	A member of a long-established wealthy family. Patrician landholders of the American South.
peerage	The title and rank of peer or peeress. On his retirement as cabinet secretary he was given a peerage.
plutocracy	An elite or ruling class whose power derives from their wealth. The attack on the Bank of England was a gesture against the very symbol of plutocracy.
royal	A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast. Treated with royal acclaim.
royalty	A sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work. It s not often you meet real Hollywood royalty let alone chat to Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman in one day.
ruling	The reason for a court’s judgment (as opposed to the decision itself. The ruling was reversed in the appeal court.